This Month in Girl Scout History
November

	The Girl Scouts Beyond Bars program launches in 1992.

November 1918
A membership increase of nearly 20,700 necessitates an increase in the number of staff and requires the organization to relocate. The site chosen is One Madison Avenue in New York City. This 50-story building is one of the largest in the city.

November 1943
The Board of Directors approves a membership expansion program for 1943 with nine major projects and a slogan, "A Million or More by '44."

November 1947
The name of the national organization is changed from Girl Scouts to Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.

November 1992
GSUSA, in collaboration with the National Institute of Justice, begins Girl Scouts Beyond Bars, a program that offers Girl Scout activities to girls whose mothers are incarcerated.